Navajo ads highlight unsolved homicide, missing person cases
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal authorities are taking to the airwaves to call attention to unsolved…
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Tennessee governor declines to intervene as execution looms
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s governor says he won’t intervene in the state’s plans to execute an inmate convicted of killing…
Continue ReadingSchool district settles sex abuse lawsuits for $13 million
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district has agreed to pay $13.75 million to settle civil lawsuits over a worker who admitted…
Continue Reading2 San Francisco officers charged with destroying evidence
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two San Francisco police officers and a retired officer working part-time at the department have been…
Continue ReadingPolice: Body of boy found in Indiana was inside suitcase
SELLERSBURG, Ind. (AP) — State police say the body of a young boy found over the weekend in southern Indiana was contained inside a hard suitcase.…
Continue Reading‘You inhaled it’: Man inhales drill bit during dental visit
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois man inhaled a drill bit during a routine dental visit — and then ended up at the hospital, where doctors removed…
Continue Reading‘Wall of fire’ forces evacuations near Arizona tourist town
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Winds kicked up a towering wall of flames in rural northern Arizona on Tuesday, tearing…
Continue ReadingMinnesota Supreme Court to hear challenge in PolyMet case
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge by environmentalists over…
Continue ReadingCyberattack cripples Puerto Rico toll collection system
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico say an electronic toll collection system was the target of a cyberattack over the weekend,…
Continue ReadingDisney World: Face masks optional for all areas of resort
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World has lifted the last of its mask requirements, meaning face coverings will be optional for visitors at all…
Continue ReadingOregon tribe opposes water release for farmers
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Native American tribe in Oregon is assessing its legal options after the U.S.…
Continue ReadingMoving beyond masks: Biden toils to put pandemic behind him
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has been working for months to prepare people to rethink…
Continue ReadingUS nuclear agency opens massive office complex in New Mexico
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration is in New Mexico to…
Continue ReadingNJ diocese agrees to $87.5M deal to settle sex abuse suits
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A Catholic diocese in New Jersey has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle claims involving…
Continue ReadingActor Ezra Miller arrested again on Hawaii’s Big Island
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Ezra Miller has been arrested again in Hawaii. The actor known for playing the Flash in…
Continue ReadingFlorida man pleads guilty to threatening Rep. Ilhan Omar
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has pleaded guilty to threatening U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar nearly three years ago. Court records show that 67-year-old…
Continue ReadingWoman charged in crash death of former pro basketball player
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Tennessee woman has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of former college and professional…
Continue ReadingArizona on track, for now, for 1st execution since 2014
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona remains on track, at least for now, to use the death penalty for the first time in…
Continue ReadingMajor remake of school nixed after students filmed disrepair
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Despite a student-produced video showing gaping holes in ceilings, crumbling bathrooms and signs…
Continue ReadingJosh Duhamel gets new contract to promote North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Hollywood actor and “Transformers” star Josh Duhamel will continue to promote his home state of North Dakota. The…
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